diff --git a/docs/Config.md b/docs/Config.md
index d35455c84..c8bb8c5f6 100644
--- a/docs/Config.md
+++ b/docs/Config.md
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ gui:
   # If true, wrap lines in focused diffs to the width of the view. This makes it
   # much easier to work with diffs that have long lines, e.g. paragraphs of
   # markdown text.
+  # If false, scroll a focused diff sideways with the scrollLeft and scrollRight
+  # keys (H and L by default).
   wrapLinesInDiffView: true
 
   # If true, hunk selection mode will be enabled by default when focusing a diff.
diff --git a/schema/config.json b/schema/config.json
index 2607715b2..869b8fb60 100644
--- a/schema/config.json
+++ b/schema/config.json
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@
         },
         "wrapLinesInDiffView": {
           "type": "boolean",
-          "description": "If true, wrap lines in focused diffs to the width of the view. This makes it much easier to work with diffs that have long lines, e.g. paragraphs of markdown text.",
+          "description": "If true, wrap lines in focused diffs to the width of the view. This makes it much easier to work with diffs that have long lines, e.g. paragraphs of markdown text.\nIf false, scroll a focused diff sideways with the scrollLeft and scrollRight keys (H and L by default).",
           "default": true
         },
         "useHunkModeInDiffView": {